Calendar for 6th grade enrichment work

Weekly Overview:  This is a general overview.  

**Students will read every Tuesday!  Reading materials could be: magazines, books, short stories, ebooks etc. This is not internet serch time. Students will complete a reading log about their reading materials. If they need help finding something great to read.....I love reading teen fiction and have lots of ideas. This will help your child build reading stamina and comprehension skills throughout the school year.

General Overview of the Year

Quarter 1: Organization- Students will focus on the tools that all middle school students need to stay organized, get work in on time, and feel great and successful with the start of the year.  Students will also learn how to self-monitor for organization. Students will work on Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint. Students will receive Science class support of the book “Science of Unbreakable Things”. Students will begin their Future City Projects.

Quarter 2:  Future City- Future City Information for Parents

Quarter 3: Research & Life-Changing Novel- Students will focus on how, where, what, when, and who of research.  How do we find the best information for the project we are working on?  How do we take notes so it is in our own words? How do we apply it to the assignment?  Students will be self-monitoring (organization) with some prompting from teachers. ELA and social justice focus using the book “Touching Spirit Bear”.  Students will create their city and complete their research for future city. Students will present their projects to peers for peer review for competition.

Quarter 4: Creative Writing and BookMaking- Students will focus on looking at books and stories and write their own creative story.  What makes a book great? We will turn our stories into books that we can share with others.  Students can NOT have any late work in any class. Students will be fully independent on self-monitoring for organization and completing their story so it can be published.